R-29RM / SS-N-23 SKIFF
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| DIA | SS-N-23 | |
| NATO | Skiff | |
| Bilateral | RSM-54 | |
| Service | R-29RM | R-29RMU |
| Shtil [Shetal] | Sineva | |
| OKB/Industry | 3M37 | |
| Design Bureau | KB Makeev | |
| Approved | ||
| Years of R&D | ||
| Engineering and Testing | ||
| First Flight Test | June 1983 | 2004 |
| Deployment Date | 1986 | 2007 |
| Launch system | D-9RM with 16 missiles | |
| Submarine | ||
| Type of Warhead | MIRV | |
| Warheads | 4 (tested with 10) | 10 |
| Yield | 100 kt | |
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 500 | |
| CEP (m) Western Sources) | 500-900 meters | |
| Payload (kg) | 2800 | |
| Total length (m) | 14.8 | |
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | ||
| Missile Diameter (m) | 1.9 | |
| Diameter of Stabilizers (m) | ||
| Launch Weight (t) | 40.3 | |
| Fuel Weight (t) | ||
| Range (km) | 8300 | |
| Number of Stages | 2 | |
| Warheads Deployed | ||
| Booster guidance system | astroinertial | |
| 1st stage | 2nd stage | |
| Length (m) | ||
| Body diameter (m) | ||
| Fueled weight (t) | ||
| Dry weight (t) | ||
| Engine Designation | ||
| Propellants | Liquid | |
| Fuel | Nitrogen Tetraoxid | Nitrogen Tetraoxid |
| Oxidizer | UDMH | UDMH |
| Burning time (s) | ||
| Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn) | ||
| Specific Impulse (s) | ||
| Launching Technique | Underwater wet start/ surface | |
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